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Motorcycle Discussions => British Bikes => Topic started by: wurzel on March 12, 2011, 12:28:05 PM

Title: hi folks
Post by: wurzel on March 12, 2011, 12:28:05 PM

i'm new to the forum & a old fart so take it easy  ;D....i'm restoring a old sun autocycle thats been in the family since a caveman chisled at a rock & called it a wheel, my problem is i need to have both wheels re-spoked the old spokes have long since been lost, now these wheels were a pretty standard size being 26" x 2" over the whole range but i need to know the size of the spokes, if anyone can help out i would be very gratefull

Title: Re: hi folks
Post by: Newzmitch on March 12, 2011, 08:28:37 PM

Hi,try contacting the East Anglican Cyclemotor Club, Andrew Pattle may be
 able to help, his email is pattle@globalnet.co.nz, Good luck,
cheers Newzmitch
P.S Also if you enter Sun motorcycle spoke sizes on Goggle, about the 6th article
down there is a spoke size calculator that may help.

Title: Re: hi folks
Post by: wurzel on March 12, 2011, 11:23:49 PM

thanks for your help friend, i'll do that  :)